Lead Software Test Engineer

We are working closely with a major National Security & Defence Consultancy in their search for an experienced Software Test Engineer to join the growing team on a permanent basis. They have offices in Gloucester, Manchester and London, with flexible working arrangements.

Due to the nature of their projects, you must already hold an active UK*C DV Clearance.

As a Lead Test Engineer, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of the applications. You will be self-driven and organised and will have the chance to work on a variety of exciting projects with complex challenges within a unique space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & develop robust and scalable test frameworks using modern technologies and best practices.
• Get involved in the entire software development life cycle from requirements gathering to design, implementation, test and deployment.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product, development & UX.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers contributing to the overall team's growth.

Key Requirements:

• Experience as a QA/Test Engineer with a strong focus on automated tooling (Cypress, Selenium, Robot, Cucumber, Molecule, JMeter).
• Familiarity with CICD, containerisation, deployment technologies & cloud platforms (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Ansible).
• Excellent communication, collaboration & problem-solving skills, ideally with some experience in agile ways of working.

Don't miss out on this opportunty to be at the forefront of ensuring the capabilities supply to the national security and defence customers is of the best quality you would expect from a world leading organisation. Get in touch now if you are interested.